Photo: courtesy RAF Museum Collection

Portland Bill, 1940

1941

Oil on canvas laid on board
31 x 48 cm

Royal Air Force Museum, London and Cosford

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Recto: Unsigned and undated

Dorset England Portland Bill The South West Royal Air Force Museum attack battle bombers bombing clouds in blue sky collection crashing destroyed dog-fight fighters formation peninsula public public collection raid sea ships sky sun supply boat supply vessels vapour trails war artist

There are two versions of this painting, the larger "Air Fight over Portland" (1940) in the Imperial War Museum and "Portland Bill, 1940" (1941) in the Royal Air Force collection.

REP / PC

February 14, 1942: Started painting 12x18 of Portland in air raid for the officers' mess at Portland.

(Got it framed at Wisemans in London. Picked it up on 10^th March)

RE diary, 1942

Provenance

COMMISSIONED | 1941

by the Ministry of Information

WITH | March 1942

Officers' Mess, Portland

WITH | [unknown date]

the Leva Gallery, London

ACQUIRED | [unknown date]

Royal Air Force Museum, London and Cosford

purchased from the Leva Gallery; accession number FA00812

EXHIBITED | 12th Sep 2020 to 27th Feb 2022

"In Air and Fire: War Artists, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz" - Royal Air Force Museum, London

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Provenance:

COMMISSIONED - 1941 - by the Ministry of Information
ACQUIRED - [unknown date] - Royal Air Force Museum, London and Cosford
purchased from the Leva Gallery; accession number FA00812

Exhibitions:

12th Sep 2020 to 27th Feb 2022 - "In Air and Fire: War Artists, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz", Royal Air Force Museum, London

Notes:

March 1942 - WITH
Officers' Mess, Portland
[unknown date] - WITH
the Leva Gallery, London

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References:

Art UK [artuk.org]
Art UK Curations 1 [Themed groups of works selected from the Art UK online catalogue by art professionals and members of the public.] [The Great British Coastline Art Tour: Dorset - Mudeford to Lyme Regis | David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets, Art UK]
Art UK Curations 3 [Themed groups of works selected from the Art UK online catalogue by art professionals and members of the public.] [Artists and wartime places: Richard Eurich | curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets, Art UK]
Art UK Curations 2 [Themed groups of works selected from the Art UK online catalogue by art professionals and members of the public.] [Artists and places: Richard Eurich in Dorset and Hampshire | curated by David Saywell, Head of Digital Assets, Art UK]